The longtime lawmaker has held numerous private meetings with city officials about the issues affecting Oakland, from the ...

Oakland has been in political chaos since November's recall of former Mayor Sheng Thao, who was only on the job for two years ...

Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor. Nikki Fortunato Bas has taken over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, whose ...

After the November recall of its mayor Sheng Thao, the group wrote that Oakland is facing "a crisis of leadership." A void ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Dozens of Oakland leaders are calling on Congresswoman Barbara Lee to take the helm as the city's mayor. In ...

Oakland officially has a new, temporary mayor in Nikki Fortunato Bas, who is taking over for ousted former mayor Sheng Thao, ...

Following the recall of Sheng Thao in last month's election, Nikki Fortunato Bas was sworn in as Oakland mayor on Wednesday. Fortuanto Bas will serve until she is sworn in on the Alameda Co. Board of ...

Nikki Fortunato Bas switched seats from Oakland City Council President to Oakland interim mayor Wednesday, just two and a half weeks before she makes yet another change to her new elected position as ...

Bas moved from the City Council dais to the mayor's office after councilmembers voted to accept the results of the Nov. 5 election, which featured a recall that Thao lost by roughly 21 percentage ...

The Oakland City Council moved forward Tuesday with a plan to tackle its roughly $130 million budget deficit with major cuts ...